Nestled in the Nagano Prefecture, Togakushi Shrine is a serene and sacred destination. It lies at the foot of the majestic ...

Unwrap the mystery of Japan’s spirituality at Unesco World Heritage site Kumano Kodo. The pilgrimage routes to Wakayama’s Kumano Sanzan shrines in the Kii Mountains, known as the Kumano Kodo ...

While Spain's headline trail now attracts up to half a million pilgrims a year, its twin is often uncrowded and offers a ...

“There are people out there who want a temple, even a mountain temple ... Owning a temple, shrine or church recognized as a religious corporation in Japan can confer sizeable tax benefits.

Surrounded by the vast Pacific Ocean, Japan’s Ise-Shima region is a place where ancient traditions, spirituality and the ...

Nearly eight decades after Japan’s defeat in World War Two, Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine remains a potent symbol of its wartime legacy in East Asia and a flashpoint for regional tension. Here is ...

Japan has many spiritual and geological ... he crafted a snake to scare the frogs into silence. Thus, the shrine’s myth was born. Mizuhanome, a water goddess, and Buddhist deity Benzaiten (both ...